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[ad_1] TSB has launched a switching deal offering new customers £100, £60 cashback and a treat of their choice. You can get the deak if you switch to one of its Spend and Save accounts using the Current Account Switching Service (CASS) before 14 March, log in using the banking app and make five card payments. It’s only available to customers who haven’t received a switch incentive since October 2022. The £100 bonus will be paid between 28 March and 11 April. To qualify for the cashback, at least 20 card payments have to be made each month for six months. Account holders can usually…

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[ad_1] Palantir surged more than 25% on Tuesday to a record high after reporting stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter results and guidance driven by ongoing artificial intelligence gains.The company’s shares have skyrocketed 36% since the start of the year and were on pace for their best day in nearly a year.The Denver-based software company posted adjusted earnings of 14 cents per share and $828 million in revenue. That topped the 11 cents per share and revenue of $776 million expected by analysts polled by LSEG.Palantir also issued upbeat guidance for the current quarter and full year. In the first quarter, the company forecast…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Fevertree Drinks (LSE:FEVR) shares haven’t worked out well for UK investors recently. But the stock jumped 25% last week on news of an investment from the US – and there might be more to come. I’m very ambivalent about the announcement that caused the stock to surge. However, news that a director has been buying a lot of shares since then has caught my attention.  US expansion The reason Fevertree shares have been climbing is because US beverage giant Molson Coors has made an $88m investment for 8.5% of the business. And there are some…

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[ad_1] Chipotle (CMG) will have to fight to impress with more headwinds hitting the restaurant industry. Wall Street says the burrito chain contended with inclement weather and tough comparisons to its second quarter results, with its chicken al pastor boosting results. It’ll likely report slower, albeit strong, sales growth for its fourth quarter and full-year earnings, which are expected to come out Tuesday after market close. “The apparent intra-quarter sales growth moderation has occurred just weeks before the announcement of the full-year guidance,” Bernstein restaurant analyst Danilo Gargiulo wrote in a note to clients. Same-store sales are expected to grow…

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[ad_1] This article is an on-site version of our Energy Source newsletter. Premium subscribers can sign up here to get the newsletter delivered every Tuesday and Thursday. Standard subscribers can upgrade to Premium here, or explore all FT newslettersWelcome back to Energy Source, coming to you from London. US President Donald Trump has delayed his tariffs on Mexico and Canada for 30 days after the countries announced moves to bolster security at their borders.But in the meantime, China has changed the calculus for the coal, gas and oil markets, slapping its own tariffs on the resources.What does it all mean? A headache…

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[ad_1] The artificial intelligence (AI) specialist kicked its growth into overdrive. One of the most intriguing players to emerge in the era of artificial intelligence (AI) is Palantir Technologies (PLTR 1.51%). The company had already made a name for itself in the defense and intelligence spaces and has been working diligently to prove its mettle for enterprise-level businesses. Those aspirations have come into focus over the past couple of years, as Palantir has gained more than 900%. The commensurate increase in its valuation has raised the alarm and been the subject of much debate in Wall Street circles. Palantir reported…

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[ad_1] Image source: Getty Images Through generous tax relief, Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) can significantly boost our chances of making a large passive income. I myself own a Cash ISA and a Lifetime ISA, in which I hold cash to reduce risk. They sit alongside a Stocks and Shares ISA that I use to buy shares, trusts and funds. My tax savings give me more money to reinvest and compound wealth. Yet with savings rates on cash-based ISAs falling, leaving too much money in one of these low-yielding products could jeopardise my chances of retiring comfortably. Please note that tax…

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[ad_1] In recent years, carbon credits have become a possible solution for the climate-conscious looking to offset their greenhouse gas emissions from air travel, for instance. They became so popular that the voluntary carbon market, where such carbon credits are bought and sold, nearly quadrupled in value between 2020 and 2021, bringing it to €2 billion ($2.1 billion). Up to half of those carbon credit programs were devoted to reforestation initiatives. Aviation accounts for close to 3% of global CO2 emissions alone — the majority being passenger flights — and some forests can store up to 1,000 tons of CO2…

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